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Howell Speaks at ACT Expo
KCFC Executive Director Melissa Howell spoke at the Alternative
Clean Transportation Expo in Long Beach, CA on Friday May 6. She
discussed the Hybrid Horsepower for Kentucky Schools program, which
is bringing the largest fleet of hybrid electric school buses in the
nation to Kentucky school districts.
Green Fleets of the Bluegrass
Green Fleets of the Bluegrass is a recognition
program hosted by the Kentucky Clean Fuels Coalition. Participants
will be evaluated based on seven criteria: vehicles, fuel,
maintenance, operation, partnerships, strategy, and transparency.
Improving fleets show progress in four of the criteria, Achieving
fleets show progress in all seven, and Leading fleets show
continuous progress in all seven areas.
KCFC members who submit their baseline data by June 30, 2011 will
receive recommendations for initiatives to potentially improve
year-end ratings.
Find out more at
www.kentuckycleanfuels.org/greenfleets.htm
Flex Fuel Pump Funding Assistance Reminder
U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has invited
agricultural producers and rural small businesses to apply for loans
and grants to implement renewable energy systems including flexible
fuel pumps and make energy efficiency improvements. USDA is
providing funding for up to $61 million in guaranteed loans and $42
million in grants through the Rural Energy for America Program
(REAP). The deadlines for submitting completed REAP applications are
June 15 and June 30, depending on the type of project to be funded.
The
Kentucky Corn Growers Association is also providing funding
assistance for flexible fuel pumps installed within the state.
Electric Vehicle Funding Reminder
The Clean Cities Community Readiness and Planning
for Plug-in Electric Vehicles and Charging Infrastructure Funding
Opportunity Announcement is now available on FedConnect.
President Obama has a goal of putting 1 million
plug-in electric vehicles on the road and developing EV
infrastructure in the U.S. by 2015 in an effort to decrease the
nation’s dependence on petroleum and reduce greenhouse gas
emissions.
The deadline to submit an application is June 13,
2011. There are several requirements for submitting an application,
so applicants should begin the process as soon as possible.
For more information, use
FedConnect
and refer to Sol# DE-FOA-0000451.
See our news blogs at
http://kycleanfuels.blogspot.com
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